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Gender Feminine
Usage Literature, Theatre
Meaning & History
"Persinette" is a 1698 French fairy-tale by novelist Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force adapted from earlier 'Petrosinella' by Giambattista Basil and later adapted by the Grimms brothers to become 'Rapunzel'. The name was revived in the title of a child opera by the Austrian composer Albin Fries in 2019.